Лорд Джим

Chapter 14

           ImyselfrememberthataNorwegianbarqueboundoutwithacargoofpitch-pinehadbeengivenupasmissingaboutthattime,anditwasjustthesortofcraftthatwouldcapsizeinasquallandfloatbottomupformonthsakindofmaritimeghoulontheprowltokillshipsinthedark.SuchwanderingcorpsesarecommonenoughintheNorthAtlantic,whichishauntedbyalltheterrorsofthesea,fogs,icebergs,deadshipsbentuponmischief,andlongsinistergalesthatfastenupononelikeavampiretillallthestrengthandthespiritandevenhopearegone,andonefeelsliketheemptyshellofaman.Butthereinthoseseastheincidentwasrareenoughtoresembleaspecialarrangementofamalevolentprovidence,which,unlessithadforitsobjectthekillingofadonkeymanandthebringingofworsethandeathuponJim,appearedanutterlyaimlesspieceofdevilry.Thisviewoccurringtometookoffmyattention.ForatimeIwasawareofthemagistrate’svoiceasasoundmerely;butinamomentitshapeditselfintodistinctwords...“inutterdisregardoftheirplainduty,”itsaid.Thenextsentenceescapedmesomehow,andthen...“abandoninginthemomentofdangerthelivesandpropertyconfidedtotheircharge”...wentonthevoiceevenly,andstopped.Apairofeyesunderthewhiteforeheadshotdarklyaglanceabovetheedgeofthepaper.IlookedforJimhurriedly,asthoughIhadexpectedhimtodisappear.Hewasverystillbuthewasthere.Hesatpinkandfairandextremelyattentive.“Therefore,...”beganthevoiceemphatically.

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